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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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1842
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Company
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1842
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1808
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:New_York_City
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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American Fur Company
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gptkbp:industry
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fur trade
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:John_Jacob_Astor_IV
gptkb:Wilson_Price_Hunt
gptkb:Ramsay_Crooks
gptkb:William_H._Ashley
gptkb:Pierre_Chouteau_Jr.
gptkb:Robert_Stuart
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Astor_Expedition
gptkb:Battle_of_Pierre's_Hole
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Fort_William
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:Fort_Benton
gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkb:Fort_Pierre
gptkb:Fort_Astoria
gptkb:Fort_Clark
gptkb:Fort_McKenzie
gptkb:Fort_Pierre_Chouteau
gptkb:Fort_Tecumseh
gptkb:Fort_Union_Trading_Post
gptkb:Mackinac_Island
gptkb:Fort_Union
gptkb:Fort_Laramie
gptkb:Fort_John
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gptkbp:operatesIn
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Upper_Missouri_River
gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
gptkb:Oregon_Country
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gptkbp:product
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beaver pelts
buffalo robes
fox pelts
mink pelts
otter pelts
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Southwest_Fur_Company
gptkb:Pacific_Fur_Company
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gptkbp:significance
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expansion into the western United States
influencing Native American relations
monopolizing the American fur trade
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Pierre_Chouteau_Jr._&_Company
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Grand_Prismatic_Spring
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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